Major Religions: Theravada Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3%, Other 1.6% The first evidence of the Christian presence in Myanmar is traced to the 13th century -- Latin and Greek writings ...

This is the dramatic moment a firework flew from a worshipper's hand as she posed at a Buddhist festival. The devotee was dressed to the nines in handmade silk for the Loy Krathong event in Sukhothai ...

The Adi Granth, a revered scripture of Sikhism, includes verses by bhakti saints and Sufis that Guru Nanak Dev Ji gathered on his vast journeys. His teachings echo in Tibetan Buddhism, and his legacy ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

The U.N. Development Programs is warning that Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict ...

In a poignant act of reconciliation and remembrance, efforts are underway to exhume the remains of 24 Japanese soldiers ...

Myanmar celebrated its traditional Tazaungdaing festival also known as the Festival of Lights on the full-moon day of Tazaungmone the eighth month o ...

Role of Buddha Dhamma in Strengthening Asia” key focus of key event organised by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and the International Buddhist Confederation The first Asian Buddhist Summit, ...

THE persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar, especially in Rakhine State, has caused multiple rounds of forced migration into ...

These giant rocks could roll at any moment. The fact they haven't offers a window into the shaking of ancient Earth.

CNN's 'Artisans' meets the dedicatedcraftspeople who hope to preserve the traditional art of woodworking, where Japanese heritage and innovation coexist in harmony, for generations to come. Osaka's ...